LoveLump
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The LoveLump was an Internet hoax perpetrated by digital artist
Atmospheric Henry Ross. It is considered a hoax of exposure.
Ross created a fictional company, Erotech Industries, which claimed to have developed a bio-engineered sex toy
, combining male and female genitals, breasts, and buttocks in a compact package. The website won a MemeFest Award in 2003, but has since gone offline. An online mirror of the original site can be found at the artist's website. In 2004, it was featured on the weblog
for The Museum of Hoaxes
in San Diego, California
.
The LoveLump was allegedly created using a combination of animal and vegetable DNA
, thus creating the first ever living tissue sex toy. The hoax website stated that it had to be injected with nutrients in order to keep it alive, and it had a stated life span of 5-7 years.
Digital art
Digital art is a general term for a range of artistic works and practices that use digital technology as an essential part of the creative and/or presentation process...
Atmospheric Henry Ross. It is considered a hoax of exposure.
Ross created a fictional company, Erotech Industries, which claimed to have developed a bio-engineered sex toy
Sex toy
A sex toy is an object or device that is primarily used to facilitate human sexual pleasure. The most popular sex toys are designed to resemble human genitals and may be vibrating or non-vibrating...
, combining male and female genitals, breasts, and buttocks in a compact package. The website won a MemeFest Award in 2003, but has since gone offline. An online mirror of the original site can be found at the artist's website. In 2004, it was featured on the weblog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
for The Museum of Hoaxes
Museum of Hoaxes
The Museum of Hoaxes is a website created by Alex Boese in 1997 in San Diego, California as a resource for reporting and discussing hoaxes and urban legends, both past and present....
in San Diego, California
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
.
The LoveLump was allegedly created using a combination of animal and vegetable DNA
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...
, thus creating the first ever living tissue sex toy. The hoax website stated that it had to be injected with nutrients in order to keep it alive, and it had a stated life span of 5-7 years.